Coat pocket



March 4 1924.,

M. ROBERTS A COAT POCKET Filed July 13,

1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Vyfmllih WW1?? W/T/VESSES.'

March 4 1924 1,485,567

M. ROBERTS v COAT POCKET Patented Mar. 4, 1924.,

W aras 'COAT POCKET.

Application filed July 13, 1922.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, MYER ROBERTS, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county -of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cerltain new and useful Improvements in Coat Pockets, Aof which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to apparel and more particularly' to pockets for coats and jackets.

The object of the invention is to vprovide an improved pocket construction by which pockets of various styles may be provided with a number of pocket compartments, including a plurality of large or main compartments and a small or cash compartment inV each of the large compartments, thus increasing the pocket space and capacity,- and providing an element of safety against loss or pocket picking.

These' objects, .and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I Aattain inthe following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is 4a face view of a portion of a coat or other garment equipped with one form of pocket, designed as a combination fla-p and uncovered pocket,

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the flap turned into the outer compartment, l

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 'is an enlarged vertical sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Figure '2,

Figures 5 and 6 are views similar to Fig* ures 1 'and'2 showing the invention applied tol a patch pocket,

Figures 7 and 8 are enlarged sections similar to Figures 3 and 4, taken on the lines 7-7 and 8-8 of Figure 6,

Figures 9 and .l0 are also views similar to Figures I1 and 2, of another form of pocket, and v Figures 11 and 12 are sectional views taken on the lines 11-11 and 1'2-12 of Figure 10.

Referring to Figures 1 to 4 of the drawings, 1. designates outside materialor cloth of a garment, such as a coat, in which is provided a slit 2 to form an entrance opening for a pocket. The pocket has an inner compartment 3 and an outer compartment 4. These compartments are Serial N o. 574,636.

formed between inner, intermediate and outer plies 5, 6 and 7 of lining cloth of which pocket linings are usually made. At slit 2 the outside material 1 is cut laway so that the lower part is vertically spaced from the upper part.

The upper edge of ply 5 is sewed -to the top edge of the outside material at slit k2 as indicated at 8, top edge of' ply 7 is sewed to the bottom edge of the outside material at slit 2, as indicated at 9, preferably with a reinforcement and welt 10, andthe side and 'bottom edges of plies 5, 6 and 7 are sewed together as indicated at 11.

The top edge of ply 7 is lower than top edges of plies 5 and 6, thus exposing upper portion of ply 6,- which is reinforced as indicated at 12. A folded upper edge 13 of a flap 14 is secured to this reinforced upper edge of ply 6 and projects above said edge to overlie the outside Vmaterial above slit 2.

The flap 14 is free of the outside material at slit 2 but is sewed across the pocket by two spaced rows of stitching 15 and 16 adjacent the upper edgel and spaced below the same adjacent the bottom edge of the outside material at slit 2 and welt 10. The ends of flap 14, between the rows of stitching 15 and 16, are also sewed to the outside material as indicated at 17 and compartment 4 is slightly wider tha-n lap 14 so that the latter may be left out, as in Figure 1, to give the appearance of a concealed and covered pocket, or turned in, as in Figures 2 and 4, to give the appearance of an uncovered or semi-patch pocket.

A, section 18 of vmaterial corresponding to the material of ply 5 is sewed to the ply 5 near Vthe top of compartment 3, thus providing a small or cash pocket or compartment 19 accessible through the entrance opening of compartment 3. A section 20, of material corresponding to ply 6, is secured t'o the ply 6 at a point below the compartment 19, to provide a small or cash pocket or compartment 21 which isl accessible through the entrance opening of compartment 4. When flap 14 is turned in as shown in Figures 2 and 4 of the drawings, the compartment 21 is covered thereby. This, in conjunction with the fact that there are two entrance openings and the structure is such that the manner of entrance into the pocket is puzzling to anyone not familiar with its structure, procorrespond with section 23.

vides an element of safety against loss or pocket picking.

In the form shown in Figures 5 to 8 of the drawings, the outside material is designated at 22 and a section 23 of such material is sewed to the outside material of the garment at the sides and bottom edge, as indicated at 24, to provide a patch pocket. rlhe top of section 23 is left free of the outside material to provide an entrance opening for a compartment 25 formed between the material 22 and a ply 26 sewed in position to Section 23 is provided at the top with a strip 27 which is folded inwardly and downwardly for connection to the upper edge of ply 26 as indicated at 28 and a reinforced flap 29 is secured beneath the folded portions as indicated at 30. Section 23 is reinforced as indicated at 31, provided with a welt 32 at the top edge, and co-operates with ply 26 to form a compartment 33 of a width greater than flap 29 so that the latter may be turned in from the position shown in Figure 5 to position shown in Figures 6 and 8. By this means a patch pocket, with or without a iiap, is provided, and when the flap is turned out as in Figure 5, compartment 33 will be covered. A section 34 is secured to material 22 in compartment 25 to form a small or cash pocket 35 and a similar section 36 is secured to ply 26 within compartment 33 to form a cash pocket 37 which is covered when flap 29 is turned in.

In Figures 9 to l2 of the drawings, the construction is practically the same as that described in connection with Figures 5 to 3 inclusive except thatl in lieu of the iiap 29, a flap 38 is sewed or otherwise anchored directly to the outside material above the compartment 25, as indicated at 39. A strip Li0 corresponding to strip 27, is provided with a welt 41 and the entrance opening to the outer compartment 33 is between the welts 32 and 4-1. Strip 40 is attached to the reinforced upper edge of a ply 4t2 so that in this form, as in the forms previously described, the entrance openings of the large compartments are located one below the other. In this form, flap 33 may be arranged to cover the entrance openings as Shown in Figure 9, but is wider than the entrance openings so that the flap must be raised, as shown in Figures 1() and 12, in order to obtain access to any of the compartments.

While l have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence l do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that l: am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. The combination with a garment having a pocket opening of plies of cloth sewed to the garment around the opening to form two compartments, the outer ply being sewed to the edge of the opening; a welt interposed between the edge of said ply and the edge of said opening and sewed thereto; a section of cloth sewed to the ply which forms the inner side of the outer compartment to provide a pocket; a flap sewed to the upper edge of said ply and extending below the upper edge of the pocket7 and a section of cloth sewed to the inner side of the inner compartment to provide a pocket having its entrance opening above the entrance opening of the first pocket and its bottom above the bottom of the first pocket.

2. The combination with a garment having a pocket opening of plies of cloth sewed to the garment around the opening to form two compartments, the inner ply being sewed to the upper edge of the opening, the outer ply being sewed to the lower edge of the opening, the intermediate ply having its upper edge folded downwardly; a welt interposed between the edge ofthe outer ply and the lower edge of the opening and Vsewed thereto; a flap sewed to the folded edge of the intermediate ply and extending down-y wardly; a section of cloth sewed to the ply to provide a pocket having its entrance opening above the lower edges of the downwardly extending feld and iiap, and a section of cloth sewed to the inner ply to provide a pocket having its entrance opening above the entrance opening of the rst pocket and its bottom above the bottom of the first pocket.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MYER ROBERTS. Witnesses:

ELIZABETH GARBE, Cit-IAS. E. Por'rs. 

